OTTAWA -- Mike Hoffman will be red-hot when he makes his return to Ottawa, where he spent the first eight years of his career.

But his Florida Panthers aren't entering Monday's game.

Hoffman, who had more than 22 goals in each of his last four seasons with the Senators, was dealt away in the summer after his spouse became involved in a ugly rift with the wife of captain Erik Karlsson. Hoffman was also singled out by Senators GM Pierre Dorion as one of the reasons team dressing room was "broken".